What is the Runline?
The runline is baseball's version of the point spread. When betting
on the runline, the favorite is🌈 -1.5 runs on the spread, with the underdog at +1.5
runs. Betting on the favorite requires your team to win🌈 its game by two or more runs.
Conversely, betting on the underdog at +1.5 means that your team can either🌈 win the
game or lose by one run, and your ticket will still cash.
Why Should I Bet on the
Runline?
It’s🌈 the great equalizer. Let’s be honest, the casual sports bettor is often
drawn to betting on favorites. They want to🌈 put their money on the good teams. Since
the majority of baseball betting is built around the moneyline, the general🌈 betting
public doesn’t get too excited about the return that they will see by betting on -200
to -300 favorites.🌈 So instead of laying those prices, bettors are more attracted to
laying a runline. Conversely, it can be hard to🌈 pull the trigger on a +200 underdog
that’s expected to lose over 60% of the time. Well, it gets a🌈 little easier to put your
money on them if you’re getting a two-run head start.
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Runline Betting
Explained
First Five Runlines – Just like a first half bet in basketball or🌈 football,
you can wager on what the score will be after five innings of a baseball game. Bettors
will look🌈 to bet on the first five instead of the full game if they are focused on a
specific starting pitcher🌈 matchup and want to avoid bullpens later in the game. Instead
of the -1.5 / +1.5 runlines for the full🌈 game, the first five runline is -0.5 / +0.5
for the first five innings of the game. Betting on the🌈 favorite with the first five
runline requires them to be winning after five full innings have been completed.
Betting on🌈 the underdog with the +0.5 head start allows the bet to cash if the two
teams are tied after five🌈 innings.
Reverse Runlines – The reverse runline gives the
favorite a +1.5 head start and turns the underdog into the -1.5🌈 role. Bettors might be
intrigued by this option if they are looking at an underdog they think might win by🌈 2+
runs at a very juicy price.
Alternate Runlines – The alternate runline bumps the point
spread from 1.5 to 2.5🌈 runs. So the favorite has to win the game by three or more, and
the underdog can now lose the🌈 game by two runs and still cash a bet on the alternate
runline.
Rain – Not every sports book operates the🌈 same way so it’s important to check
with your sports book’s house rules, but here is how rain-shortened games are🌈 generally
handled: Runline bets must complete nine innings (or 8.5 if the home team is leading).
If a game gets🌈 stopped in the seventh inning, runline bets will be refunded no matter
what the score is. If you bet New🌈 York -1.5 and they are leading 8-0 in the seventh
inning when the game gets cancelled, that's an unfortunate break.🌈 But if you had
Cleveland +1.5 and they were losing 8-0 in the seventh inning, then it's your lucky day
🌈 because you are getting your money back. Again, check with your sports book to make
sure you are familiar with🌈 their house rules because policies do differ from book to
book.
Listed Pitchers – Wagering on the runline will automatically include🌈 the listed
starting pitchers for each team. If there is a pitching change between the time that
you place your🌈 bet and when the game begins, your wager will be refunded and you’ll
need to re-place your bet with the🌈 new pitchers, if you
wish.
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